Category Archives: Guest Contributors

Covid, LLF and the Power of “Lived Experience”

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Revd Canon Timothy Goode, Rector of St Margaret’s, Lee, Disability Adviser to the Diocese of Southwark and Member of General Synod ViaMedia.News · Covid, LLF and the Power of “Lived Experience” by Revd Canon Tim Goode ‘Beloved, let … Continue reading →

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Collusion, Hypocrisy & the Greasy Pole to Success

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Charlie Bell, Fellow at Girton College, Cambridge and ordinand at St Augustine’s College of Theology For those with ears to hear, the past few weeks have highlighted a very clear theme in the abuse scandal in the Church … Continue reading →

Posted in Charlie Bell, Human Sexuality, IICSA, Living in Love & Faith, Safeguarding, Sexual abuse, Social Justice, Spiritual Abuse | 3 Comments

Church of England – Please Mind the Gap!

Posted on October 23, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Anne Foreman, Member of General Synod, Trustee of the Ozanne Foundation and former National Youth Adviser for the Church of England “If elected I will serve with the interested of parishes always in mind….”  So said my election address … Continue reading →

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Living in Love and Faith – Is There Really Hope for Change?

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Christina Baron, Chair of the General Synod Gender and Sexuality Group and Elected Member of General Synod for the Diocese of Bath and Wells At the beginning of November, we are promised, the product of the Church of England’s … Continue reading →

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Walking in Beauty – Contemplation in times of Struggle, Suffering and Exclusion

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester It is an accepted fact that we are currently living in extremely challenging times, especially made more so by Covid-19. We have always had the challenges of human sexuality, poverty, racism … Continue reading →

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Solidarity, Oppression and the Church of England

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Charlie Bell, Fellow in Medicine at Girton College Cambridge and ordinand at St Augustine’s College of Theology ‘But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream’ (Amos 5:24) Justice is a fundamental facet of … Continue reading →

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Worldly Weddings – To Bless or Not to Bless?

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Nicholas Henshall, Dean of Chelmsford On 14 February a former Bishop of Jarrow used to stand at the feet of the Angel of the North in Gateshead, and bless any couples who came along. Kitsch and … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…So We Need to Take Care of Our Mental Health

Posted on July 11, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Rt Revd Dame Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of London and former Chief Nursing Officer ‘Coronavirus has our brains pinging on “future threat,” driving global anxiety and shared fear, as we all live in this extreme state of uncertainty.’ … Continue reading →

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#BlackLivesMatter: Protest & Prayer

Posted on July 7, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by the Very Revd Rogers Govender, Dean of Manchester This was a reflection shared by the Dean of Manchester at the Protest and Prayer event organised for the Diocese of Manchester I want to begin by reminding us that we … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Go Back…to 2020 Vision

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Jayne Ozanne

by Dr Rachel Jepson, Member of General Synod, Teacher and PhD in Education ― “Death and Life After Death: Children’s Concepts and Their Place in Religious Education” “I have come in order that you might have life ― life in … Continue reading →

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